Poisons

Alchemy is a little different from how it worked in Oblivion. In order to discover an ingredient's effect, you must first consume it by selecting it from your inventory menu. Doing so will reveal the first property of that ingredient. Once you have a stockpile of known uses for ingredients, head over to an Alchemy table to start mixing up your own potions.

When you interact with an alchemy table, there will be a list of possible potions that you can create, based on the ingredients in your inventory. Selecting one of these will open the list of ingredients that you know will create the effect. In order to make a potion, you must choose 2 ingredients and then you can opt to add in a third. Adding a third ingredient is the easiest way to start discovering the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th properties of ingredients. As you create potions, a window will pop up if you discover new properties for an ingredient, which will increase the types of potions you can create.

By experimenting and learning the different effects of ingredients, you can start to layer properties into more complex poisons, which will increase both their monetary value, and their usefulness in the field.